Postcode · Wolverhampton
Crime in WV6 0LX
How much crime is recorded in WV6 0LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterloo Road
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
WV6 0LXWolverhampton
How safe is WV6 0LX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV6 0LX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WV6 0LXNational
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft8.34.5
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Possession of weapons4.60.9
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.